Does using url shortening site okey with SEO

kimvalerio05 · 11-21-2009, 02:13 AM

Some times I have pages that are very long, and I want them to shorten using tinyurl, is this okey with search engine. For example instead of pointing link to my very long url I will put link to the url created by tinyurl...

Thanks in advance

edpudol1973 · 11-21-2009, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by kimvalerio05

Some times I have pages that are very long, and I want them to shorten using tinyurl, is this okey with search engine. For example instead of pointing link to my very long url I will put link to the url created by tinyurl...

Thanks in advance

I want also to hear the comments of seo expert about this

gsport11 · 11-21-2009, 09:23 AM

I don't understand where these links appear--in emails, in Twitter, in article directories, on link pages...

I'll assume one of the last two possibilities:

If you are using anchor text for the link on a web page, why would it matter how long the file name is?

Do you know if tinyurl uses "dofollow" in their redirects?

Regardless, one problem would be that the links would appear to be coming from one url rather than your originating websites.

havefunandlive · 11-21-2009, 01:25 PM

Matt Cutts says that they are treated as regular backlinks to whatever you're linking to.

Also, I've been backlinking with bit.ly (I don't have a choice) and my article that I'm backlinking seems to be responding positively.

WebRank1 · 11-21-2009, 03:23 PM

Keep the long link to your site - my opinion

XRevJosh · 11-21-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by WebRank1

Keep the long link to your site - my opinion

i agree i would always use your regular site link.

warrich · 11-22-2009, 01:21 PM

if you use tiny url then you will not get any benefit

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kimvalerio05 Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Italy Posts: 63 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Does using url shortening site okey with SEO Some times I have pages that are very long, and I want them to shorten using tinyurl, is this okey with search engine. For example instead of pointing link to my very long url I will put link to the url created by tinyurl... Thanks in advance

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gsport11 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. Posts: 123 Thanks: 17 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts Social Networking	Re: Does using url shortening site okey with SEO I don't understand where these links appear--in emails, in Twitter, in article directories, on link pages... I'll assume one of the last two possibilities: If you are using anchor text for the link on a web page, why would it matter how long the file name is? Do you know if tinyurl uses "dofollow" in their redirects? Regardless, one problem would be that the links would appear to be coming from one url rather than your originating websites.
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11-21-2009, 01:25 PM	#4
havefunandlive HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 179 Thanks: 27 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Does using url shortening site okey with SEO Matt Cutts says that they are treated as regular backlinks to whatever you're linking to. Also, I've been backlinking with bit.ly (I don't have a choice) and my article that I'm backlinking seems to be responding positively.

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WebRank1 Banned War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NL Posts: 306 Thanks: 56 Thanked 50 Times in 40 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Does using url shortening site okey with SEO Keep the long link to your site - my opinion

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warrich Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 653 Thanks: 2 Thanked 27 Times in 24 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Does using url shortening site okey with SEO if you use tiny url then you will not get any benefit
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